Black Kite #2

[Mital Patel]

Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
Camera : Nikon D300
Lens : Nikkor 80-400D F-4.5/5.6 ED VR
Exposure : 1/320sec @ 400mm
Aperture : f/8
ISO Rating : 400
Captured On : Aug 01 2009, 12:15 pm
Location : Dabhla, Near Mehsana, Gujarat, INDIA

Feel free for C&C

[Stu Bowie]

Stunning light, sharpness, and eye contact. I like the wing posture too. The pinkish area in the BG is a bit distracting. I would maybe move him to the right a bit.

[Phil Ertel]

I think the bird is great! I love the pose and details. I agree with Stuart on toning down the color in the background. Thanks for sharing.

[Brian Barcelos]

Agree about the BG but it should be an easy fix. Otherwise this is an amazing image. Beautiful bird to begin with, HA is excellent, colors and sharpness are spot on and I love the wing pose. I might crop a little off of the right side also. Congrats

Brian

[Milan V]

Great pose! Agree for the bg too.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Two questions: What is the BG? (a carcass?), and what is the perch? The bird itself looks great. Nice pose, and great IQ on it. I only wish the far talon was more visible. Yes, you could take off a little off the right - but not too much!

[Gene Potter]

You have done well with the kite’s Mital. The bird is exquisitely sharp and composition is good. The BG is a bit distracting IMO. Thanks!

[Harshad Barve]

Fantastic shot , nice HA, agreed on BG, If mine I may chop off some pixels in right
TFS

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Well done Mital. I agree about BG, not ideal. Depending on your ethics, you could fix it. :)

[Mital Patel]

thank you all for your kind suggestion.

here is the colne bg version.. hope you like it..

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Looks good Bhai. Just be careful of the repetitions! Looks a little obvious. You could touch up with the healing brush tool (J) in Photoshop. :)

[Mital Patel]

thanks akos. yes true for that...
will re-process for archive tonight with my laptop which is more accurate for me and i dont have it at office right now :)... sitting on office another pc .... quick edit.

[Harshad Barve]

Agreed with Akos on repitations, but now it looks quite good
TFS

[Kiran Poonacha]

The OP looks better mital Bhai.. the repost looks a Bit over done, try using some blurring effect post cloning...